India Vs England LIVE SCORE (test)

India Vs England At Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad, 04 March, 2021

04 March, 2021
Starts 09:30 (IST)
Play In Progress

205/10 (75.5 ov)

4th Test

13/1 (9.0 ov)

England India
205/10 (75.5 ov) - R/R 2.7 13/1 (9.0 ov) - R/R 1.44

Play In Progress

India trail by 192 runs

This Over
Batsman Status R B 4s 6s
Rohit Sharma Batting 5 27 1 0
Cheteshwar Pujara Batting 8 24 1 0
Bowling 0 M R W
James Anderson 4.6 5 0 1
Current Partnership Last Wicket 0/1 (0.3)

13 (13) R/R: 1.52

Rohit Sharma 5(27)

Shubman Gill 0(3) S.R (0)

lbw b James Anderson
India vs England Live Score, 4th Test at Ahmedabad, Day 1: Rohit, Pujara steady hosts after Gill falls

India vs England Live Score, 4th Test at Ahmedabad, Day 1: Rohit, Pujara steady hosts after Gill falls

16:40 (IST)
four

FOUR! Short from Leach, Pujara waits on the backfoot and steers the ball past short third for a boundary.

16:36 (IST)

After 7 overs, IND 7/1 ( Rohit 5, Pujara 2)  

Anderson continues from one end. Extracts extra bounce from the surface off the fourth which catches Rohit off guard. The Mumbai batsman was looking to play it on the rise. That apart, Rohit nicely got behind the line of the ball in the over. Fourth maiden on the trot for Anderson, he’s been consistent and tight.

16:30 (IST)

After 6 overs, IND 7/1 ( Rohit 5, Pujara 2)  

Time for spin as Leach comes into the attack in the sixth over. After two dots, Rohit nudges the ball towards the off side for a single. Pujara collects a brace after clipping the fourth delivery towards the on side. Three runs off the over.

16:26 (IST)

After 5 overs, IND 4/1 ( Rohit 4, Pujara 0)  

Anderson continues. Pujara was in two minds whether to play or leave the final delivery but eventually opted to leave that one. Another maiden for England as the Saurashtra batsman either leaves or defends.

16:21 (IST)

After 4 overs, IND 4/1 ( Rohit 4, Pujara 0)  

Stokes continues. Angling into Rohit’s pads, the fourth delivery, he plays well-timed flick shot but straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. Another maiden, second on the trot for the visitors. As someone who likes to play his shots, Rohit’s approaching the game with caution and playing as per the merit of the ball.

16:17 (IST)

After 3 overs, IND 4/1 ( Rohit 4, Pujara 0)  

Second maiden on the trot for Anderson as Pujara carefully defends the six deliveries. Another brilliant over from the pacer.

16:15 (IST)

After 2 overs, IND 4/1 ( Rohit 4, Pujara 0)  

Stokes comes into the attack. Keeps it tight, barring the fourth delivery that went past the gully fielder for a boundary.

16:12 (IST)
four

FOUR! Rohit punches the ball, off the outer half off the bat, and well past the gully fielder for a boundary.

16:09 (IST)

After 1 over, IND 0/1 ( Rohit 0, Pujara 0)  

Anderson begins the proceedings for the visitors. After two consecutive dots, Anderson gets the third delivery to hold its line, the ball hitting Gill’s pads. India opt for a review, but a failed one eventually. Great start for England, a wicket maiden.

16:05 (IST)

OUT! First breakthrough for England in the first over itself. Anderson is always lethal with the new ball, this time, the pacer traps Gill LBW. Shubman Gill lbw b Anderson 0(3)

Highlights

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India vs England Live Score, Live Cricket Score, 4th Test at Motera Live Updates: Anderson continues from one end. Extracts extra bounce from the surface off the fourth which catches Rohit off guard. The Mumbai batsman was looking to play it on the rise. That apart, Rohit nicely got behind the line of the ball in the over. Fourth maiden on the trot for Anderson, he’s been consistent and tight.

Preview: After the contentious two-day Test gave India a 2-1 series lead against England, the series and the World Test Championship equations are simple ahead of the fourth cricket Test at Ahmedabad.
A win or a draw for India will secure the series and a place in the Test championship final against New Zealand. A win for England would seriously complicate matters for the hosts, and help Australia.

England opened the four-Test series with a 227-run victory. India rallied to level it in Chennai with a 317-run victory and won the  third Test by 10 wickets, on a spin-friendly wicket at Ahmedabad where Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin dominated.

England captain Joe Root is confident his team can level the series.

“We’ve got all the ingredients, all the pieces and all the skills to exploit and succeed in these conditions,” Root said. “It is important we harness that, have it in the front of our mind and be a bit braver actually; play with a little bit more freedom.

General view of the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad, venue of the third and fourth Tests between India and England. AP

General view of the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad, venue of the third and fourth Tests between India and England. AP

“It’s having that confidence to play the ball in front of you, not having the baggage from the previous delivery, not over-thinking the pitch, trying to see things for what they are. You need to be able to put pressure back on the bowlers.”

Root said the decision to go in with four seamers in the day-nighter in the third Test was an error in judgment.

“You look at the side for the last match and we got that wrong, we read the pitch wrong in terms of the way we selected the team," he said. "We didn’t envisage it would spin as much. If the pitch is anything like the last one of course Dom (Bess) would be a fantastic option on this surface.”

India has not lost two Tests in a home series since 2012, when England won.

“You look at India’s record at home in recent times and it’s incredible,” Root said. “So, for us to come away with a drawn series would be a really good achievement, especially off the back of the last two games.

“It would be a brilliant achievement to leave here 2-all. It would be a monumental effort from this group of players. So there’s loads to play for.”

India needs a series win to advance to the final and prevent a final between New Zealand and Australia.

With inputs from AP

Updated Date: March 04, 2021 16:36:41 IST

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